Interviewing for Research
Asking questions that produce something true.
A foundational research course on interview craft: recruitment, question design, the mechanics of a session, and the discipline of not hearing what you hoped to hear.
3.4h
Study time
10
Lessons
3
Modules
4.8
Rating
276 reviews
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Subjects covered
5 topics
Knowledge map
What you will be able to do
- Recruit participants who can answer your question
- Write questions that do not lead
- Run a session that stays useful when it goes sideways
- Take notes that remain interpretable a week later
Curriculum
3 modules · 10 lessons
- 01Who Can Actually Answer ThisWhere recruitment usually goes wrong, and how to notice it early.22m
- 02Screening Without Selecting for AgreementMaking question design explicit enough that somebody else could repeat it.20m
- 03Writing the GuideA close look at session craft and the failures it is meant to prevent.24m
- 01Opening and ConsentThe judgement calls behind notes, and what each of them costs.18m
- 02Silence as a TechniqueThe working method for bias, reduced to what actually matters.20m
- 03Following the Interesting ThingMaking recruitment explicit enough that somebody else could repeat it.22m
- 04When It Goes SidewaysA close look at question design and the failures it is meant to prevent.18m
- 01Notes You Can Read LaterThe working method for session craft, reduced to what actually matters.20m
- 02The Debrief Within an HourMaking notes explicit enough that somebody else could repeat it.16m
- 03Resisting the Early ConclusionA close look at bias and the failures it is meant to prevent.22m
Assessment
Assessment is by written response. Quizzes are retryable and explained after submission.
Quizzes
No quizzes in this course — assessment is by written submission and exercise.
Assignments
- A Practice Interview25 points
What students say
- 4 out of 5Oskar Lind — Founder
Demanding in a useful way. The assignment came back with three specific criticisms, all correct, none of which I had thought about.
- 4 out of 5Grace Lindqvist — Design lead
Not a beginner course despite the label, and better for it. Expect to reread the middle module.
- 5 out of 5Hassan Karimi — Editor
The examples are drawn from ordinary situations rather than glamorous ones, which made them far easier to apply on Monday morning.
Fictional reviews — demonstration content only
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